7 Die as High-Speed Test Train Derails in Northern France

Rescuers work at the scene where a high-speed TGV train coach and engine carriage lie in a canal in Eckwersheim near Strasbourg, northeastern France, after derailing on November 14, 2015. (Getty Images)

An official says a high-speed train undergoing a test run has derailed in northeast France, killing at least seven people and gravely injuring 11 others.The train burst into flames, split apart and plunged into the Marne au Rhin canal.